Pope Benedict Celebrates St. Bonaventure

(7 Sept 09 - RV) This past Sunday afternoon, Pope Benedict was in the town of Bagnoregio,
the birthplace of St. Bonaventure, a 13th century Franciscan theologian
who became minister general of his order, and cardinal bishop.Pope Benedict celebrated
him as a messenger of hope, a model of the Christian intellectual and an inspiration
to all those who, in the present day, would work to raise appreciation of and guarantee
respect for God’s creation. Chris Altieri reports…